Gwyneth Llewelyn is a veteran Second Life blogger and has spent a lot of time digesting a very comprehensive market research report on virtual worlds and the myths that have been promoted by parts of the mainstream media. It’s a very detailed analysis of an even more detailed report but it’s well worth spending the time reading it.
The six myths expounded are:
1. Everybody is a freak or geek;
2. Users don’t know what’s real;
3. People think and act differently on a virtual world;
4. Virtual worlds are a lawless, anarchic jungle;
5. It’s all about pornography;
6. Virtual worlds alienate us and turns the society into something dangerous.
What do you think – are there other myths you’ve run across or do you believe some of those listed above are facts?
(Thanks to Massively for the heads-up)
Maybe these myths are common in SL, but I have been using http://www.citypixel.com as my virtual world hang-out and I have never experienced anything close to that.
Maybe these myths are common in SL, but I have been using http://www.citypixel.com as my virtual world hang-out and I have never experienced anything close to that.
Belated thanks for the mention 🙂 Oh, I’m just 14 years late… a blink of an eye! 🙂